- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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15 people are interested
Girls on the Run 5k Race & Celebration!
ORGANIZATION: Girls on the Run New Orleans
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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15 people are interested
Our 5k is the culminating event of the Girls on the Run program. It is a day to celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing GOTR girls! For 10 weeks the girls train for the race while gaining the tools to feel beautiful and empowered from the inside out. Crossing the 5k finish line provides girls with a real sense of confidence and competence and shows them that this is just the beginning of what they can achieve! There are so many ways to volunteer at our 5k- from handing out medals, helping with registration and merchandise tables, spray painting girls hair with lots of "Happy Hair" colors, manning water stations, and so much more!
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About Girls on the Run New Orleans
Location:
7100 St. Charles Ave, 1st Floor St. Charles Ave Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA 70118, US
Mission Statement
We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
Girls on the Run honors its core values. We strive to:
- Recognize our power and responsibility to be intentional in our decision making
- Embrace our differences and find strength in our connectedness
- Express joy, optimism and gratitude through our words, thoughts and actions
- Nurture our physical, emotional and spiritual health
- Lead with an open heart and assume positive intent
- Stand up for ourselves and others
Description
At Girls on the Run we inspire girls to recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them one of a kind. Trained coaches lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes dynamic discussions, activities and running games. Over the course of the ten-week program, girls in 3rd-8th grade develop essential skills to help them navigate their worlds and establish a lifetime appreciation for health and fitness. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5K event.
Why it Matters?
Girls face social pressures and conflicting messages about how they should act and who they should be. Studies show that by adolescence, girls' confidence drops about twice as much as boys'. Friendships become more complicated and challenging, girls' perception of their academic ability declines, the likelihood of anxiety and depression increases and participation in physical activity plummets.
It doesn't have to be this way.
We believe that EVERY GIRL is inherently FULL OF POWERand POTENTIAL. By knowing they are the leaders of their lives, these are the girls who WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Audubon Park Shelter 106500 Magazine StreetNew Orleans, LA 70118
DATE POSTED
October 18, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 4 hours